Making a mistake is bumping another person's car or knocking over somebody's drink. Mel is 50 years old. Sure, he accidentally got blithering drunk and drove like a nut, endangering lives the whole way.
geezzzzzzzz he was what, .12 BAL in a state that .08 is drunk. It wasnt like he was blowing .99.
Why dont one day we do a BAL test in the Senate and House and see who gets to type their name in the High Score line on the Machine.